Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie and political consultant John Hlinko, who worked on Obama’s 2008 campaign, joined The Couch to discuss Sandy’s affect on Tuesday night’s election.

“The timing of the storm and then the reaction from both the White House and local leaders helped Obama,” said Hlinko.

Benkie agreed.

“It changed everything, Mitt Romney had the momentum…When Sandy came, forget it,” she said. “Governor Christie is so respected, and he just went on and on about the leadership of President Obama and it really helped him significantly.”